Crime in the Philippines

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte admits he underestimated the drug problem and reiterated orders for law enforcement to “destroy” criminals dealing narcotics.
Speaking at the opening of a solar energy facility on Wednesday, Duterte said he made a mistake in promising during his election campaign that he could eradicate drugs within a matter of months.

The Philippine police said today that they have killed 32 people in operations aimed at terrorists among drug traffickers, the France press reported.

Philippine police killed 32 people in "shock and awe" raids aimed at scaring drug traffickers, authorities said Aug. 16, after President Rodrigo Duterte admitted to setbacks in his controversial crime war.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hit back on July 21 at U.S. lawmakers opposed to the prospect of his visiting the White House, saying he would never go to the United States, which he called a "lousy" country.

Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte has accused the EU of hypocrisy and called its officials "sons of bitches."

Previously, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for restraint and a rethink in his war on drugs.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to criticism of his deadly drug war, while vowing again that all traffickers will be killed.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a southern city to set an example for police.  

A shocking video has emerged showing two men killing a suspected drug dealer in the middle of the road in the Philippines. The alleged drug dealer is held with his hands tied behind his back by two men.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret yesterday that a tirade against Barack Obama, in which he called the U.S. leader a "son of a whore," came across as a personal attack.

Longtime allies the United States and the Philippines have seen relations plunge under a barrage of insults from Duterte since he came to office on June 30.